Friday, January 08, 2010

Quotes of the day

You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.--Jesus

If you ban Chinese imports, then Americans will be forced to import products from other non-China sources that are more expensive than China, but still far less expensive than what can be produced within the U.S.. This could actually increase the trade deficit. ... Ban imports from all countries and suddenly Americans would be paying substantially higher costs for tons of goods they're used to being dirt cheap.--Vincent Fernando

Graduate School in the Humanities: Just Don't Go. ... The reality is that less than half of all doctorate holders — after nearly a decade of preparation, on average — will ever find tenure-track positions.--Thomas Benton